ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · GA · GEOID 13572602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakwood, Georgia

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.6 min → 28.1 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.9% → 9.1%▲ 8.1 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 78.1%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±7.5 pp
Carpool12.1% ±7.3 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.1% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,436 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,862± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+3,436± 343 MOE
Workers with travel time3,124± 371 MOE
Estimated home workers312± 183 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.